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vh Minoru Tajii Interview (ddr-densho-1000-394)

Nisei male. Born February 23, 1924, in Brawley, California. Grew up in El Centro, California, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Family signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, then to Japan. Lived and worked in …

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Narrator Minoru Tajii

Nisei male. Born February 23, 1924, in Brawley, California. Grew up in El Centro, California, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Family signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, then to Japan. Lived and worked in …

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-394-17)

Preparing for mass removal

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-394-7)

Learning kendo

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-394-27)

First arriving in Japan

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-394-3)

Growing up interacting with Spanish-speaking farm laborers

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-394-31)

Reflections

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-394-2)

Father's farming techniques

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-394-18)

Work in camp: delivering milk

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-394-13)

Childhood memories

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-394-20)

Attending school in camp

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-394-28)

Impressions of Hiroshima right after the atomic bombing

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-394-6)

Attending Japanese language school

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-394-24)

Signing "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" along with family

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-394-8)

The difficulty of farming in desert conditions

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-394-21)

Participating in camp dances

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-394-12)

Attending elementary school

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-394-25)

Reuniting with father at Crystal City

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-394-10)

Leaving the Imperial Valley during the summers

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-394-5)

Growing a few Japanese vegetables for family meals

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-394-29)

Working for the military during the U.S. occupation of Japan

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-394-1)

Family background

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-394-16)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Father's arrest by the FBI

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-394-22)

Communicating with father in camp

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-394-19)

Finding ways to pass the time in camp

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